AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State University and the National
University of Science and Technology in Pakistan have
agreed on a cooperative master of science program in
aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics. Iowa State
University Provost John Kozak will sign the agreement
Wed., Aug. 14, during a luncheon ceremony with NUST
president Syed Shujaat Hussain.

The five-year agreement will allow NUST to send up to three
of its top students to Iowa State to complete a portion of
their studies toward an MS degree in aerospace engineering or
engineering mechanics. The students can take some of the
course work and start their research projects while at NUST,
which is located in Islamabad-Rawalpindi, then complete their
work at Iowa State. Upon successful completion of the
program, Iowa State will award the students a master of
science degree.

"This is a great example of how we are extending the
influence of the aerospace engineering and engineering
mechanics department to different parts of the world," said
aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics department
chair Tom Rudolphi.

The National University of Science and Technology was created
in 1993 and has a decentralized multi-site campus. Its
College of Aerospace Engineering, which was formed with the
assistance of the U.S. Air Force, is located in Risalpur,
Pakistan.